Utility model provides a relatively short-term right (6 to 10 years) without renewal or extension possibility, granted for inventions/ innovations that may not qualify the stringent criteria of patentability.

This article focuses on the involvement of Section 3(k) in the process of patent application of Apple titled ‘a method for browsing data items with respect to a display screen associated with a computing device and an electronic device'.

Centre for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), the other day reported that the Indian Patent Office has observed a dramatic push upwards over the previous years with regard to patent examination(s) and grant process.

Global IP Index, 2018 is expected to release on February 8, 2018. India is excepting to improve its ranking this year with the introduction of the National IPR Policy adding to its systemic efficiency...

Monsanto Holdings Pvt. Ltd recently took M/s Real Agro Seeds to the Delhi High Court over an issue where the Defendants were alleged to be causing trademark infringement and passing off their goods as those of the Plaintiff.

In a recent interview with the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri CR Chaudhary, clarified that approximately 2.32 lakh patent applications are still pending with the Indian Patent Office.

In an attempt to improve transparency and cut down delays in examination of copyright applications, the Copyright Office through a public notice dated January 12, 2018, stated that it would be publishing orders and ...

Traditional Knowledge (TK) is a living body of knowledge that is developed, sustained and passed on from generation to generation within a community, often forming part of its cultural or spiritual identity.

This article focuses on the involvement of Section 3(k) in the process of patent application of Apple titled ‘a method for browsing data items with respect to a display screen associated with a computing device and an electronic device'.

Centre for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), the other day reported that the Indian Patent Office has observed a dramatic push upwards over the previous years with regard to patent examination(s) and grant process.

Utility model provides a relatively short-term right (6 to 10 years) without renewal or extension possibility, granted for inventions/ innovations that may not qualify the stringent criteria of patentability.

The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) was constituted on September 15, 2003 by the Indian Government to hear and resolve the appeals against the decisions of the registrar under the Indian Trademarks Act, 1999 ...

Chapter XX [Sections 118-124] of the Patents Act, 1970, deals with the provisions of penalties. Various parameters have been laid down by the Patent office to impose penalties on any act which were forbidden by Patent law.

Before the GST regime, the Union government exclusively used to levy tax on transactions relating to IP rights if such were classified as services, while the State governments used to levy tax on IP rights if the transaction involving such were classified as sale...

Traditional Knowledge (TK) is a living body of knowledge that is developed, sustained and passed on from generation to generation within a community, often forming part of its cultural or spiritual identity.

The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) was constituted on September 15, 2003 by the Indian Government to hear and resolve the appeals against the decisions of the registrar under the Indian Trademarks Act, 1999 ...

In case of PCT International applications, an International Searching Authority is the one who establishes a written opinion on the invention's potential patentability by identifying already published patent documents and technical literature...

From the internet savvy younger generation to the older generation with health problems to a 10 year old children who cannot be sent to shop alone, everyone has their own taste in shopping for simplest things.

Trade Dress is the complete packaging of a product that is visually appealing to the eyes of the buyer. It is the combination of different elements of the packaging of the goods that is used for its promotion.